All these photos were taken quite openly on visits to North Korea (DPRK) between 2008 and 2014. As well as Pyongyang (평양), the capital of DPRK, I visited the DMZ at Panmunjom, Nampo, Wansan, and the areas around Mount Myohyang and Mount Kumgang.
In the area of Mt Myohyang, DPRK
Monument built in 1995 for the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Workers' Party, Pyongyang. Kim Il Sung added the scholar's brush to the hammer and sickle to symbolize the contribution of intellectuals to the revolution.
Mt. Myohyang
New Zealand Friendship Farm
New Zealand Friendship Farm
From my room on the 7th floor of the Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang, DPRK, 2008
The two towers of the Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang, DPRK
Dining Room, Koryo Hotel, Pyongyang, DPRK
A boy on a farm near Pyongyang
The Daedong River from my room in the Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang, 2014
With Mr Pak at the Museum of the Fatherland, Pyongyang
Sunset over the Daedong River, from the Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang
Mt Kumgang area
Massed games in the May Day Stadium, Pyongyang, DPRK
Massed games in the May Day Stadium, Pyongyang, DPRK
A singing lesson, Kumsong College, Pyongyang, DPRK
Looking over the Daedong River, Pyongyang, DPRK
Mt Kumgang, DPRK
Mt Kumgang, DPRK
Soldiers near Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the mausoleum for Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, Pyongyang, DPRK
At the Pyongyang circus, DPRK, 2014
In a Pyongyang Hospital
Girl on a bicycle, Nampo
With a group of children on their school walking trip, Pyongyang, DPRK, 2011
Pyongyang classroom, 2011
Bakery, Bongsu Church, Pyongyang, 2011